The light of gravity

Highly accurate measurements about a star's features can be made by using its gravity

No such planet exists

The apparent discovery of an extra-solar planet may have been a mistake

The universe's fate

Astronomers are using a supernova's light to explain the mysteriously expanding universe

NET WORK

Sharp focus

Researchers have found the property of coherence in certain atoms which can be used as lasers

Smart decoder

Too hot to handle

Chaos and order

...have a strange relationship. And this is how a red blood cell loses its nucleus

Changed perspective

Astronomers evolve new techniques to measure distance of far-off objects

Captured in action

Separating isotopes

Fermilab's latest accelerator

Precision laser

Rings of pressures

Speed of gravity = Speed of light

Northern lights shifting

Alaska's loss, Siberia's gain

Schrodinger's kittens dead or alive

Can a cat be both dead and alive at the same time? If you believe the classic interpretation of quantum physics, it can. But several scientists …

The central truth

Latest studies lend credence to the theory that the Milky Way has a large black hole at its center

The grain of the matter

The study of a new kind of structure called oscillon could enhance our understanding of the granular system and even lead to an universal theory …

Cousins in space

Observation of the star Lalande 21185 could lead to the first direct imaging of another solar planet

Gravitational Waves: Explained

Hundred years after Albert Einstein’s prediction of the presence of gravitational waves in his Theory of Relativity, a team of scientists …

Shutting down the particle powerhouse

Even though funds for the Superconducting Super Collider have dried up, particle physicists are determined to prove their theory of, well, everything

Smaller and faster

A new technique could result in particle accelerators small enough to be accommodated in any university laboratory

Far but near

Detection of two galaxies that are unassociated with a quasar raise further questions about galactic evolution

Skilful manipulation

A research group has measured the electric resistance of wires with a single xenon atom and two xenon atoms in series; the results call for some …